things i miss about america, part 3

as much as i love junk food and pretty much every unhealthy food out there, sometimes you really can't beat a nice salad. i particularly crave them any time i don't feel well, probably because i associate being sick with my mom taking me to perkins so i can get a grilled cheese and salad. yummmm that's a good meal. when you ask a little kid their favourite dressing, most will say french dressing. as people get older they pretend to grow out of liking this and get raspberry vinaigrette or something gross instead, but not me. however, that's presented a problem here.

french dressing

no matter what country you're in, you're probably reading this thinking, "wait, we have french dressing here, what are you talking about?" and you're right. the problem is there are two types of french dressing in the world. first, there is the nasty crap that practically everyone outside of america considers french dressing.

doesn't that look gross? it contains olive oil, white/red wine vinegar or lemon juice, and can contain salt, sugar, pepper, mustard, and garlic.

now see, to me that's italian dressing. how it's so different than italian to warrant a different name is beyond me.

the images on the left and right are what i think of (along with the rest of america) when i think of french dressing.

the one on the left is particularly amazing. both kinds taste awesome and though they're both french dressing, they're not very interchangeable. they have similar flavours sure, but the one on the right is unsurprisingly creamier than the other.

doesn't that look yummy? all it needs is some shredded cheese and croutons and it's one of the tastiest things in the world. plus you get to delude yourself into thinking you're eating healthy because it's a salad! (though admittedly i have been known to use low fat dressing and saltines instead of croutons, plus iceberg lettuce tastes gross anyway so i prefer romaine or spinach really.)

so as you can see, what americans call french dressing is far tastier and appealing than what anyone else calls french dressing.